Indian Kanoon- IPC Section 353 Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty

Provision

Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person to the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Simply put

There must be an assault or use of criminal force to a public servant either in the execution of his duties in that capacity, or with the intention to prevent or deter him from discharging his duty in that capacity, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by him in the lawful discharge of his duty in that capacity. The person shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to two years, or with fine, or with both.

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Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there byoutrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

1.A man committing any of the following acts:
(i)physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures; or
(ii)a demand or request for sexual favours; or
(iii)showing pornography against the will of a woman; or
(iv)making sexually coloured remarks, shall be guilty of the offence of sexual harassment.
2.Any man who commits the offence specified in clause (i) or clause (ii) or clause (iii) of sub-section (1) shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
3.Any man who commits the offence specified in clause (iv) of sub-section (1) shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Any man who assaults or uses criminal force to any woman or abets such act with the intention of disrobing or compelling her to be naked, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Any man who watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectation of not being observed either by the perpetrator or by any other person at the behest of the perpetrator or disseminates such image shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year, but which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine, and be punished on a second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years, but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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She is quite experienced in drafting of Special Leave Petitions, Appeals, Writs, Original Suits, Eviction Suits, Criminal Complaints, Motor Accidents Claims Petitions and various kinds of deeds, agreements and contracts. Handling consumer matters, land acquisition cases, service matters, cheque bouncing cases, summary suits, property matters, constitutional, educational matters, Writ Petitions, Special Leave Petitions, company matters and other miscellaneous civil and criminal matters.
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Having worked with top law firms like Khaitan & Khaitan, She has extensive experience in working in most complex areas of Corporate and Commercial Laws, Drafting Agreements, Contractual Laws, International Commercial Laws, Intellectual Property, Banking and Real Estate. She has a dedicated team of lawyers who appear in all District Courts, High Court and the Supreme Court.
She avidly believes in achieving the objectives of her clients with compassion and accurate advocacy. Advocate Prachi Narang is known for providing timely and responsive legal services for her clients by providing them with the most expeditious legal course of action.

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He is professionally dealing with cases in the field of law pertaining to Litigation matters including Arbitration,Civil Litigation,Criminal Defense,Divorce & Alimony,Family Law,Marriage Registration and more.
Advocate Rajesh Kaushik is a much respected advocate in Faridabad and has enriched with the implementation of latest case study and research. He has been practicing and handling cases independently with a result oriented approach, both professionally and ethically and has now acquired many years of professional experience in providing legal consultancy and advisory services. He is consistent and precise in identifying strength and weakness of the matter. His analytical, logical and client-friendly approach makes him a well-founded advocate for assistance.

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He has acquired his legal education from Gujarat University and holds extensive experience in working in the most complex areas of Civil litigations, Criminal Cases, Service Matters, Land Revenue Matters, Property matters, Consumer matters, Family matters, General Legal and all other fields. He holds experience in efficiently handling varied cases and often makes appearances across High Court Gujarat, District and Sessions Court Gujarat, State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Gujarat, District court Anand, CAT Delhi and Mumbai, District Consumer Forum Anand, Bharuch, Surat and vadodara.
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